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Nick Richards
Heat · C · 28
Nick Richards
vs
2025-26
3
Cavaliers · C-F · 29
Thomas Bryant
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Nick Richards vs Thomas Bryant

5-12categories
Richards · Bryant
Nick Richards
Richards
Heat
2025-26
Bryant
Cavaliers
3
48
Games
availability
60
14.6
Minutes
per game
12.2
5.8
Points
per game
6.2
5.1
Rebounds
per game
3.4
0.3
Assists
per game
0.6
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.5
51.2%
Field goal %
50.6%
27.8%
Three-point %
0.4 vs 2.2 attempts
35.9%
64.4%
Free throw %
80.3%
56.2%
True shooting
TS%
62.5%
17.6%
Usage
USG%
18.2%
3.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
6.7%
16.3%
Rebound %
of available
12.9%
-8.4
Net rating
on court
+3.6
7.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.5%
-2.8
Plus-minus
per game
+0.7
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Thomas Bryant scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (6.2 vs 5.8), on Bryant's heavier usage (18.2% vs 17.6%).

Bryant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.5% to 56.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bryant (0.6 vs 0.3 assists), the glass to Richards (5.1 vs 3.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bryant played 12 more games (60 vs 48 of 82).

With Bryant on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.6 per 100 possessions, against -8.4 for Richards; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Richards $2.4M through 2026-27, Bryant $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Richards
2025-26
Bryant
20-28
Record when playing
37-23
6.2
Points at home
6.0
5.2
Points on the road
6.4
5.5
Points in wins
5.9
5.9
Points in losses
6.6
16
Season high
15
0
30-point games
0
4
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Richards · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL9 pts · 11 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN11 pts · 5 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN7 pts · 10 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP5 pts · 9 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 3 at TOR0 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Bryant · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL8 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL12 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS8 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK10 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Richards · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Bryant · contract
2026-27$2.4M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).